Alcatraz Island reopened to visitors Friday after more than two days of closures during the federal government shutdown , but some tourists and the businesses that rely on them continued to be frustrated by the back-and-forth.

On the first day of the shutdown, which has shuttered several popular National Park Service sites , including Muir Woods, NPS.gov noted that Alcatraz would close for one day, Wednesday, due to a “planned project,” then reopen “for its regular schedule on Oct. 2 with all facilities OPEN.”

But on Thursday morning, NPS said Alcatraz Island was now “closed due to lapse in federal appropriations.” The park service offered no timeframe for the closure and said any ticket purchases through the ferry company that operates boat service to the island, Alcatraz City C

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